Course: Business Project Management

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1 )What is the late start time for Activity D given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table? 5) Which statement about this Gantt chart is BEST? 10 A.No progress has been made on activity c. B.Activity a has a duration that could be as short as 1 day and as long as 10. C.Activity b probably has activity a as a predecessor. D.Activity d is the longest activity.9) The project described in the table uses the same resource for activities A, B, C, and D. Which activity gets first use of this resource if we assign the resource based on the activity with the smallest amount of slack? Activity Duration Predecessor WBS ID W 12 A W 16 B W 15 W 13 W 14 B 17 A, E, C, D 18 A.Activity A B.Activity C C.Activity B D.Activity D14) The Samwise project represented by following resource load chart has a maximum limit of 6 units of resource activity in any day. What are the first activities(that are strong candidates) for shifting ? R F D C G 10 15 20 25 Project Days A.Activity E and F B.Activities B and C C.Activity A D.Activities D and E17) Company A is working on a project. The project's budget is $10,000. The Planned Value as of the data date is $4,000. The project is 30% completed. 60% of the budget has been spent. If the company continues to spend money at the same rate, what will the project cost (EAC) and (ETC)? A.$6,000 [$10,600 B.$6,000 /$2400 C.$10,000 [$24,000 0.520.000 1514.000 20) A project has the activity duration and cost information indicated in the table where all times are in weeks, There is a penalty of $250 per week for every week the project extends beyond 32 weeks. What is the duration of the least expensive project possible? Normal Crash Normal Crash Activity time time Cost Cost Predecessor 5 $1.000 2,000 1,500 2,000 A 1,800 2,300 A 12 1,000 1,800 B 14 11 950 1,450 B 1,500 1,900 C, D 2.300 2.800 EF A.38 weeks B.36 weeks C.35 weeks D.37 weeks22) A project consisting of six activities is shown in the table. The project manager must achieve the lowest possible maximum resource requirement while adhering to a 34-day deadline. The lowest possible peak resource demand occurs; Activity Duration (days) Activity Cost Predecessor 10 140 8 64 K, M 12 96 6 120 M 14 168 12 144 A.On days 21 through 22 for a late start schedule. B.On days 17 through 20 for a late start schedule. C.On days 13 through 18 for an early start schedule. D.On days 19 through 20 for an early start schedule.23) An academician works on projects to raise funds for his true passion, farming. He has identifier seven tasks and developed three-time estimates (all in days) of the next big project on the farm, replacing the fence. Tasks, precedence requirements, and time estimates are shown in the table. What is the probability that the project is completed in 31 days? Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic Activity time time time Predecessor Corner Posts 4 5 6 String Line 9 Dig Holes 10 12 14 Corner Posts Plant Posts 11 14 17 String Line Weld Top Bar 11 14 String Line Dig Holes, Plant Paint 11 13 Posts Tack Wire 12 16 Weld Top Bar A.0.287 B.0.550 C.0.055 D.0.945Activity January February March April Survey 8,000 Design 5.250 4.500 Dirt 6,700 Foundation 12,550 Framing 37,250 Plumb 7,800 Wire 5,500 A.$62,050 B.$61,050 C.$45,050 D.$50,25029) Use the information in the table and assume that a worker is expected to devote half-time (four hours per day) to this project with work taking place on a 5-day-per-week basis. Which week has the lowest resource usage? Activity Predecessor Hours per Day Time (Days) 6 A 11 A B B C, D 11 E, F G, H 10 A. Week 2 B. Week 9 C.Week 3 D.Week 830) What is the schedule performance index for the project at the end of week 20, All amounts are in thousands of dollars. Duration (weeks) 10 15 20 25 To Comp Conceptual Design 10 100%% Graphics Design 12 100%% Copyright 60%% Samples 100% Tooling 4 50%% Production 14 Total 10 22 26 24 Cumulative 10 50 76 100 A.0.88 B.0.91 C.0.81 D.1.1433) Duration (weeks) 10 15 20 25 1% Comp Conceptual design 10 90% Graphics design 12 90% Copyright 6 100% Samples 70% Tooling 4 50% Production 14 20% Total 10 18 22 26 24 Cumulative 10 28 50 76 100 Use the data to calculate the earned value for the project. All amounts are in thousands of dollars. A.$67,300 B.$68,500 C.$65,500 D.$69,30036) Consider the Gantt chart shown below where the time scale is in minutes and all activities are performed on an early start basis. How much slack is available in The Great Hair Washing project? Time 20 40 60 80 Water On Lether1 Rinset Lather2 Rinse2 Dry Style A.5 minutes B.10 minutes C.15 minutes D.0 minutes